Sat.Aug 27, 2011 - Fri.Sep 02, 2011

The Recovering Engineer

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One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations

The Recovering Engineer

A little over a week ago, my wife and I drove my daughter from Indiana to Texas to begin her freshman year of college. On the return trip, we drove through Oklahoma. As is common this time of year, we encountered road construction marked with a sign similar to the one above, and I felt frustrated as I thought about the coming delay. We then saw another sign with additional information.